#2B596E#2B596E

#2B596E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.061 H 230.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B596E
RGB	rgb(43, 89, 110)
HSL	hsl(199, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(199, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.56, -8.93, -16.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.56, 18.99, 241.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% -0.0392 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.061 230)
XYZ	xyz(7.3820, 8.7834, 16.0552)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B596E #6E402B

analogous

#2B6E62 #2B596E #2B376E

triadic

#2B596E #6E2B59 #596E2B

tetradic

#2B596E #622B6E #6E402B #376E2B

square

#2B596E #622B6E #6E402B #376E2B

split-complementary

#2B596E #6E2B37 #6E622B

monochromatic

#091216 #1A3542 #2B596E #3C7D9A #569DBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#2B596E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#2B596E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B596E

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B596E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B596E	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E586F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45516E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b596e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 89, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.061 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8797',
    500: '#2b596e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b596e;
$custom-light: #6b8797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b596e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.806,
    "s": 43.791,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44079,
    "c": 0.061,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.08784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B596E

secondary

#A06C55

accent

#7C54D4

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B596E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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